July 5, 2007

Mexishit Mayor Shows Family Values

Well LA, you elect a chigger as your mayor and he'll act like a chigger.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa confirmed Tuesday that he is in an ongoing relationship with a television reporter, three weeks after sidestepping questions about whether he was involved in an extramarital affair. The mayor, who is in divorce proceedings, made the disclosure at sometimes tense news conference where he pleaded for privacy and insisted his relationship with Telemundo newswoman Mirthala Salinas would not interfere with his job.

"I have had a relationship with Ms. Salinas over time. It has evolved, and today I have acknowledged that relationship," said the mayor, who announced his separation from his wife, Corina, last month. "I don't believe that the details of my personal life are relevant to my job as mayor," he said, speaking to reporters after attending a downtown swearing-in ceremony for school board members.